. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . .But even at such a time of mourning, whenthe ferocity of combatants is usually allayed,the atrocities of the Russians were , arabas, and vehicles of all kinds,were employed by the British to convey theirwounded down to Balaklava; and upon thesevehicles, as upon the British burying-parties,the Russian ships in the haibour maintained anunceasing fire of shells. Lord Raglan sent in aflag of truce to Prince MenchikofF, complainingof this departure from all the honourable rulesof war, and a
. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . .But even at such a time of mourning, whenthe ferocity of combatants is usually allayed,the atrocities of the Russians were , arabas, and vehicles of all kinds,were employed by the British to convey theirwounded down to Balaklava; and upon thesevehicles, as upon the British burying-parties,the Russian ships in the haibour maintained anunceasing fire of shells. Lord Raglan sent in aflag of truce to Prince MenchikofF, complainingof this departure from all the honourable rulesof war, and also of the stabbing of the wounded,which the Russians had systematically adoptedon the previous day. Prince Menchikoff sent areply, partly denying, partly justifying, and partlydeploring the alleged conduct; but it remainedtoo evident that the Russian soldiery, roused toa state of maddened excitement by drink and bypriestly fanaticism, had been encouraged to regardthe Allies as infidels, whom it would be a meritin the eyes of Heaven to kill. Thus ended the terrible Battle of CHAPTER VIII. WINTER AT SEBASTOPOL AND SCUTARI, 1854-5.
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